Hoboken Mayor Hopeful Ravi Bhalla Announces City Council Candidate Slate

HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken mayoral hopeful Ravi Bhalla has announced the slate of at-large City Council candidates who will accompany him to the ballots in November.

Bhalla, a City Council member and attorney with offices in Rochelle Park, had the following words about the three contenders:

Councilman Jim Doyle – “Councilman Doyle has been an outstanding member of the Council and a staunch supporter of our reform movement. He's worked with Mayor Dawn Zimmer and me to acquire more open space, secure funding for flood resiliency projects, reduce taxes, implement sound environmental policies, fight against overdevelopment, and much more.”

Emily Jabbour – “Emily has been dedicated to our local schools, and is a regular volunteer at Brandt School where her older daughter will attend kindergarten. She also served as the HOPES Liaison for the Brandt Parent Consortium. Emily founded the local chapter of the national organization Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, where she recently provided 200 gun locks to the Hoboken Police Department for distribution.”

John Allen – “John is a newly elected member of the Hoboken Democratic County Committee. He is an attorney specializing in education law, and before moving to Hoboken he was elected at the age of 20 to the Old Bridge Board of Education, where he went to public school. John serves on the Board of Directors of Easterseals New Jersey, one of the state’s largest charitable organizations dedicated to empowering individuals with disabilities. John is engaged to Tara Mullins, and they plan to raise a family in Hoboken.”

“I'm pleased that Jim, Emily and John have the enthusiastic support of Mayor Dawn Zimmer, who is backing my campaign,” Bhalla stated. “I look forward to working with them and all of you as we continue to keep Hoboken moving in the right direction.”

• See related article: Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer: I Won’t Run For Another Term

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